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You are putting words in my mouth. Of course I am against hitting cyclists, and I have never done so.

avianlyric 4y ago
Bikes cycle as part of traffic because it far safer, and substantially reduces the chances of them being hit and seriously injured. If you think cycling in manner to improves your safety as a cyclist is inconsiderate. Then how do you suggest they cycle if they don’t want to be hit by a car?
DonHopkins 4y ago
Do you think you deserve praise for not taking out your anger on bikers you consider inconsiderate even though you outnumber them? And how does outnumbering them give you any more right to hit them, or you being in a hurry make them deserve any less consideration, or owe you any more consideration? I was driving in Boston and stopped at a light that just turned red, while it had just started raining, so all the oil on the road had just gotten slick but hadn't washed off yet. The Boston driver who rear-ended me at the red light was furious and tried to blame me, saying "I thought you were going to run the red light too!" So yeah, it's provably true what they say about Boston drivers. https://www.allstate.com/americas-best-drivers/index.htm https://www.allstate.com/americas-best-drivers/index.htm https://www.boston.com/cars/commute/2018/08/31/boston-drivers-are-the-worst/ https://www.boston.com/cars/commute/2018/08/31/boston-driver... https://www.bcheights.com/2019/11/17/why-boston-drivers-and-boston-roads-are-terrible/ https://www.bcheights.com/2019/11/17/why-boston-drivers-and-... In The Netherlands, bicyclists don't need to wear helmets, because Dutch drivers don't act like Boston drivers, because they drive safely and respectfully, and don't get pissed off when bicyclists slow them down, and drivers vote for politicians who build safe bike lanes and pay taxes to fund them, which are ubiquitous and well maintained. It's a cultural thing, and the wrong kind of culture kills bicyclists. And it's not just Boston driver culture: Rolling Coal on bicyclists is also a uniquely American Red State cultural thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmJSsRLgj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmJSsRLgj4 https://www.bicycling.com/news/a39797952/driver-posts-video-rolling-coal-in-texas https://www.bicycling.com/news/a39797952/driver-posts-video-... But then again, after looking at your posting history to see what other words come out of your own mouth, I bet you'd probably hate the Dutch culture, because it's so easy to get great health care, birth control, abortion, morning after pills, non-procreative sex is not stigmatized, same sex marriage has been legal and widely accepted for so long here, conversion therapy is banned, and of course teen pregnancy is much much lower than in the US. More of those pesky progressive cultural things that really make a big difference in the quality and duration of life.

Bikes cycle as part of traffic because it far safer, and substantially reduces the chances of them being hit and seriously injured. If you think cycling in manner to improves your safety as a cyclist is inconsiderate. Then how do you suggest they cycle if they don’t want to be hit by a car?

DonHopkins 4y ago

Do you think you deserve praise for not taking out your anger on bikers you consider inconsiderate even though you outnumber them? And how does outnumbering them give you any more right to hit them, or you being in a hurry make them deserve any less consideration, or owe you any more consideration? I was driving in Boston and stopped at a light that just turned red, while it had just started raining, so all the oil on the road had just gotten slick but hadn't washed off yet. The Boston driver who rear-ended me at the red light was furious and tried to blame me, saying "I thought you were going to run the red light too!" So yeah, it's provably true what they say about Boston drivers. https://www.allstate.com/americas-best-drivers/index.htm https://www.allstate.com/americas-best-drivers/index.htm https://www.boston.com/cars/commute/2018/08/31/boston-drivers-are-the-worst/ https://www.boston.com/cars/commute/2018/08/31/boston-driver... https://www.bcheights.com/2019/11/17/why-boston-drivers-and-boston-roads-are-terrible/ https://www.bcheights.com/2019/11/17/why-boston-drivers-and-... In The Netherlands, bicyclists don't need to wear helmets, because Dutch drivers don't act like Boston drivers, because they drive safely and respectfully, and don't get pissed off when bicyclists slow them down, and drivers vote for politicians who build safe bike lanes and pay taxes to fund them, which are ubiquitous and well maintained. It's a cultural thing, and the wrong kind of culture kills bicyclists. And it's not just Boston driver culture: Rolling Coal on bicyclists is also a uniquely American Red State cultural thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmJSsRLgj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmJSsRLgj4 https://www.bicycling.com/news/a39797952/driver-posts-video-rolling-coal-in-texas https://www.bicycling.com/news/a39797952/driver-posts-video-... But then again, after looking at your posting history to see what other words come out of your own mouth, I bet you'd probably hate the Dutch culture, because it's so easy to get great health care, birth control, abortion, morning after pills, non-procreative sex is not stigmatized, same sex marriage has been legal and widely accepted for so long here, conversion therapy is banned, and of course teen pregnancy is much much lower than in the US. More of those pesky progressive cultural things that really make a big difference in the quality and duration of life.